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prey n.被捕食的动物 prey (v.) c.1300, "to plunder, pillage, ravage," from prey (n.) and in part from Old French preer, earlier preder (c.1040), from Late Latin praedare, from praeda (see prey (n.)). Its sense of "to kill and devour" is attested from mid-14c. Related: Preyed; preying.prey (n.) mid-13c., "animal hunted for food," also "that which is taken in war," from Old French preie "booty, animal taken in the chase" (mid-12c., Modern French proie), from Latin praeda "booty, plunder, game hunted," earlier praeheda, literally "something seized before," from PIE *prai-heda-; for first element see prae-; second element related to the second element in prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile). 【记】源自prehend 抓住；apprehend 抓住；pray 吧，要吃你了

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[prei] 【英】 n. 被捕食的动物(an animal taken by a predator as food)【例】 The lion seized its prey and ate it. 无

单词	prey
音标	[prei]
解释	n.被捕食的动物
红宝书	【英】 n. 被捕食的动物(an animal taken by a predator as food) 【例】 The lion seized its prey and ate it.
字源	prey (v.) c.1300, "to plunder, pillage, ravage," from prey (n.) and in part from Old French preer, earlier preder (c.1040), from Late Latin praedare, from praeda (see prey (n.)). Its sense of "to kill and devour" is attested from mid-14c. Related: Preyed; preying. prey (n.) mid-13c., "animal hunted for food," also "that which is taken in war," from Old French preie "booty, animal taken in the chase" (mid-12c., Modern French proie), from Latin praeda "booty, plunder, game hunted," earlier praeheda, literally "something seized before," from PIE *prai-heda-; for first element see prae-; second element related to the second element in prehendere "to grasp, seize" (see prehensile).
不择手段背单词	无
趣味全助记	【记】源自prehend 抓住；apprehend 抓住；pray 吧，要吃你了

Prey French Element Animal Seized Plunder N Earlier